Identifying important microbial and genomic biomarkers for differentiating right- versus left-sided colorectal cancer using random forest models

Abstract Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a heterogeneous disease, with subtypes that have different clinical behaviours and subsequent prognoses. There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that right-sided colorectal cancer (RCC) and left-sided colorectal cancer (LCC) also differ in treatm...

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Main Authors: Tyler Kolisnik, Arielle Kae Sulit, Sebastian Schmeier, Frank Frizelle, Rachel Purcell, Adam Smith, Olin Silander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-023-10848-9